English - Brave New World Vocab (DEFINITION)

Zealous:

(adj) showing great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or objective

Salinity:

The saltiness or dissolved content in a body of water/solution

Callow:

immature, inexperienced, and lacking judgment

Viscosity:

A fluid’s resistance to flow or thickness

Interminable:

Something that is endless, or seems to go on forever

Caste:

A rigid, hereditary social group or class

Apoplectic:

Overcome with anger; extremely indignant

Suffuse:

To spread of fill something thoroughly with a fluid, color, or light

Gratuitous:

Unnecessary, unwarranted, or without good reason

Centrifugal:

Moving or tending to move away from the center.

Patronizing:

Treating someone with apparent kindness that is actually condescending.

Maudlin:

Being overly sentimental or emotional

Incredulity:

The state of being unwilling to believe something.

Surreptitious:

Kept secret, especially because it would be disapproved of

Derision:

Subjection to ridicule or mockery

Evocation:

The act of bringing a memory or idea into the mind

Inscrutable

Impossible to understand or interpret

Incongruous

Not in harmony with surroundings.

Axiomatic

Something Self-evident or obviously true

Truculent

Quick to argue or oppose; aggressively defiant

Pneumatic

Relating to air, gas, or pressure

Incandescence:

A glowing light produced by heat.

Ascetic:

Practicing self-denial; avoiding luxury of pleasure

Plaintive:

Expressing sadness or sorrow in a mournful way.

Disquieting:

Causing anxiety, unease, or worry